Distinctive determinant factors of Spanish foreign direct investment in Latin America

Journal of World Business

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-189

  Galan, Jose I ^a   Gonzalez Benito, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eclectic paradigm; Foreign direct investment; Latin America; Multinational companies; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646161709     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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